Typewriting machine



Oct. 29, 1929. J. A. B. SMITH TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25. 1927 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct.y 29,1929

UNITED STATESA PATENT lorries JESSE A. E. SMITH, E siAMEoRD,CONNECTICUT, AssrGNoRTo UNDERWoonELLIorr f EIsHER COMPANY., or NEW YORK,N. Y., A kCoRroRArrIoN or DELAWARE TYP'EWRITINGivrACH/INE. fer, 7

Appiicationied November 25, 1927. serial No.y 235,535.

This invention relates generally to means for facilitatingthefeedingofany one of a set of several fanfold webs to a typewriting inachine.

In many banks, communications in great variety are manifolded each dayupon a weh-` typing machine, 'each kind being typed on ya succession oflike forms of'a fan-fold,web, which forms have headings different fromthe forms of otherwebs. The operator, therefore, is required to changethe webs in the machine many timeseach day. In devices heretoforeproposedfor facilitating the feeding of a large number of diiferentwork-webs, one at a time, to a continuous-billing type behind themachine, and thereafter remove e from the depository and position inthemachine, another carbon-holder-frame associated with acarbon-interleaved work-web fed from a conveniently-disposed web-pack.

In carrying out inyy invention, a continuousbilling typewriting machineis mounted on rubberetired wheels which run on a laterallydisposed trackfastened on a table-top. In the rear of said track is provided adepository for a plurality` of carbon-holder-frames which hold carbons4interleaved between the leading ends of work-webs which ai'e printedwith different forms. The carbon-holderframes are arranged in two rows,each being r associated with a tier of containers under the 4 table forstoring Work-packs from whichthe y,Other features and yadvantages willWork-webs may bef fed. Each yor u1@ Carbon,- liolder-frames is arrangedto abe pdetachably mounted on a carbon-carriertruckwhich has aforwardly-extending frame effective for f moving the truck rearwardlyrtostrip'the carbon in the usual Way. f f

To permit the forward rows ofcarbon-'r ly-extending operating ,handlesfromA the carbon-holders, and mount an operating handle on thecarbon-carrier-'truckinafter appear. A. n f t y y In the accompanyingdrawings,

. ce l hereav Figurel isa sectional view,`front to rear, i

through a table arranged with a lateral track for a'continuous-billingtypewritingmachine y mounted on wheels and'forfco-operation with any oneof a plurality of ,carbonicarrier-y frames inthe 'rear of the'typewritingmachine, said frames being associated with a plusv rality ofwork-webs fed from tiers of contain` ers below said table.,k A n Figure2 is a'fragmentary disassembled perspective view of a carbon-carrier,includingav truck rand aframe, employed in practicing the presentinvention.

Figure 3 is aifragmentary'view of a rack or y depository mounted on atable at the rear thereof for receiving a rowfof carbon-carrierframesassociated with yidle work-webs` dis-k posed in containers below thetalole.` e y Figure 4 is a perspective .vie'w,'partly` broken away, 4ofthe typewritingmachine, table, carbon-carrier-frames, etc., shown inFigure 1.y

A continuouslbilling'typewriting machine y,

10, such asis `disclosed in the patent to For# tin, No. 1,237,319, datedAugust 21, 1917, ex-

cept as hereinafter set forth, may be mounted on four wheels 11, whichmayrun on a top 12 revolution to hold the machine fixed in thatposition. Means for clamping the front vwheels 11 may include a nut 16and a handle 17. The wheels 11 and the above-noted devices co-.operatingtherewith may be substantially the" same as the construction disclosedin the co-pending application of A. E. Imbus, Serial No. 14,379, filedMarch 10, 1925.

To provide for the machinelO to be always moved laterally over the samepath, a track including two channel-ba-r-rails 18,`having upturnedflanges 18?, ,is arranged .for the wheels to run on, the rails extendingall the way across the top 12 of the table and being securely fastened'thereto by screws 19. The widths of the channel-portions of the rails18 are substantially the sameas the widths of the tires 13. rIgfhisconstruction of the rails ctn-operates vwith the clamping means for therubber-tired wheels to hold the machine 10 lired'against creepingymovement in any cirection and valso provides a cushioned mounting forthe machine.

'F or manifolding a multiple-ply work-web in acontinuous-billing.Jtypewriting machine7 carbon-'sheets are':interleaved between the plies of the web. and are fastened toVcarbon-holding blades mounted on usual stepped blocks 21 rfastened on acarbon-holderframe, generally designated as 22, and which is supportedon atruck23 of usual construction, except as hereinafter disclosed.V

'It has been found advantageous by many banks to type tseveral kinds ofdailyv communications inmultiple on a- Set of fan-fold form-printed websinV a continuous-billing typewriting machine. usual forV each differentkind'of communication to be typed on a separate web, whichbearsdiiferent forms from those of the other webs, which necessitatesthat .eachof several websbe separately inserted in the machinepreparatory to being fed therethrough, and also tobe removed from themachine' when adifferent web is to be inserted. In some cases, it isnecessary to insert and remove the same web .two or more times duringone day. To facilitate inserting and removing each work-web of such aset in a Vlcontinur )us-billing typewriting machine, Vlit has Vbeenproposed in the above-noted application of linbus to keep the web-packsin `tiers of bon-containers under a table at the rear Vthereof and tomount the typewriting Ina-chine on wheels for convenicntlateralmovementover said table to bring `it in registerwithany desired one of said.containers 'In the present invention, a forwardly-exn frame 22.

tending operating arm or handle 25 is mounted by screws 26 on aleft-hand shelf-like eX- tension 27 of a bed-plate 28, which forms anelement of the truck 23. A short leftwardlyexit-ending hand-piece 29 ismounted on the carbon-carrier-franie 22 by screws 30 for a purpose topresently appear.

The frame 22 may be detachably fastened to the truck 23 by meansincluding two depending studs 31 fast on the frame, holes 32 in thebed-'plate 2S disposed for receiving the studs, and latches 33 pivotedon the bedplate. which fastening means may be substantially like thosedisclosed in the patent granted to lfred GQ l?. Kurowski, No. 1,646,-966, dated October 25, 1927.

l'n practicing the present invention, fanfold work-web il? arecross-folded to form work-packs l?, which are lrept in tiers of standardweb-containers 34 of a` usual boxlike construction, the containershaving their open ends up. V Carbon-sheets are held in interleavedrelation between the leading-end portions of the plies of each web,T by.the

blades 2O of an associated carbon-holder- To permit thework-web XV tofeed freely from a container in the lower tier, the containers in theupper 4tier are positioned forwardly a short distance relative to thelower containers, as shown in Figure l. n

l'fhen a carbon-holder-frainev 22 is 11nlatched from the truck 2,3,theoperatiye will v`grasp the short hand-piece 29 and lift the frametogether with the yforward end portion of the associated web WV, andYset the fame in one of two rows of carbon-holderfraines, constituting adepository 35, at the rear of the machine adjacent theA rear edge ofVthe table 12a. One of the rows may be supported on a rack or shelf- 36,which includes two angle plates 37 whose .vertical members 37a arespaced apart a Vproper distance to permit carbon-holder-fraines 22 to bedisposed between the vertical members for resting on a felt pad orcushion 38 lying on a flat metal-plate 89, which is supported byhorizontelly-inreaching members l0 of the angle plateBT. The cushion 38is effective for reducing the 'noise and shock resulting from placing`the frames in the rack. The other row of carbon-carrier-frames may reston the top 12 of the table 12a adjacent the rear edge thereof. Eachangle Vplate 37 has its ends fastened to rearward extensions zl1 ofangle plates 42 fastened to thesides ofthe top of the table 12"Lbyscrews 43. rlhe vertical members #le of the' anele plates 42 projectabove the top of the table 12@ and safeguard the latera" movable machine10 against being inadvertently rolled off the table.

A frame V22, when removed from `the inachine 10, is laterally positionedin the rear of the machine on the rear edge of the table or in therack36 so as to be .disposed the same vertical plane as the container 34,which holds the work-pack P associated with the frame. The frames 22,holding carbons interleaved between the work-webs which are mostfrequently used during the day, will. preferably be lplaced along therear edge of the table 12a to' have them as near the operative aspossible. l, f f

It will be noted that employment in the present inventiony of the shortlaterallyextending hand-pieces 29, in place ofthe usual longforwardly-extending handles y25, for lifting thecarbon-holder-framesy 22from the truck 23,pe`rmits'the frames to'be positioned in the forwardrow of the depository much nearer the klaterally-movable machine l()than would be possible if the usual frames l having forwardly-extendingarms `were used.

This arrangement also permitscthe rear row of frames 22 on the rack 36to bepositioned in reach of the operator at the front of the machine,since n only a narrow passageway is required between the rack andthetabletop 12 for feeding therethrough work-webs from the upper tieroilthe containers 34. The

feeding of a web W forwardly may be effected by rotatingr a usualplatenby means of usual instrumentalities, not shown, or a finger-wheel 46which will draw the web forwardly between side-edge guides 47 and Z,i8on a rod 49 on the rear end of a usual rear carriage-extension 50.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a web-manifolding, carn bon-stripping typewritingmachine having a carbon-carrier-truck on which is fastened aforwardly-extending operating handle, a ytable for said typewritingmachine, a lateral track on the top of said table, rubber-tired wheelssupporting saidr machine and running r ciatcd with work-packs in thelower tier of said containers, said `depository including a rack forstoring said rear row of frames, said rack being spaced a short distanceto the rear of said table to leave a passageway therebetween for feedingWebs from the upper tier of containers to said machine, each frame insaid depository being positioned yto be in chinewhen the latter isrolled laterally to an operative position in front ofthe trame.

i y2. In combination,aweb-manifoldingmarf bon-stripping typewritingmachine having a carbon-carr1ertruck on whichis fastened aforwardly-extending operating arm, a table for said typewriting machine,a lateral'track on said table,vwheels supporting said machine andrunning on said track, axdepository foral plurality ofcarbon-'holder-:trames in the rear of said machine,y each of said framesbeing ar`` ranged y, to bev detachably mounted on said truck,yandyeiective fo-r'holding carbons inplaced on said truck one at a time,said rack being spaced to the rear of saidtable to leave a. passagewayfor ythose of said'webs which are fed from tainers. f

3; In an organization of partsof 'the kind; described, in combination,ka plurality ofrk carbon-holder-frames, 'a depository for saidcarbon-holder-frames arranged in two lateral rows,a table` forsupporting said del pository, and a pluralityof open-top, boX-likecontainers below said depository for fanf. fold work-webscross-folded "into workpacks', each work-web beingassociated with one ofsaid frames, whereby the latter is et fectivel to hold carbon-sheetsinterleaved between the plies of the web, said containers being arrangedin two tiers, ythe'upper tier resting upon the top of the lower `tierand being set forward relatively to the latter to provideopeningsforeach of the containers in the lower tier through which the workwebstored therein lead to one of said frames in the rear row of saiddepository; v

4.,'A work-table for a continuous-billing the upper tier yof saidconreach of an operatorvat the frontofjsaidma@ ,v y

typen-uiting rmachine of the kind described,y

including a lateral track on said table yand a depository in the rearor' said track for av plurality oit carbon-holder-frames arranged to bcdetachably mounted on said machine,

one at a time, and yto be positioned inr twok y krows `parallel to said;track when idlesaid f depository including a laterally-disposed rackforone oit' said rows supported by said table and spaceda distance tothe rear of the latter to leavea passageway for work-'webs being fed tosaid ymachine from ya source of'y supplyrbelow the top of saidtable,,the other of said rowsbeing ldisposed along the rear edge of'said table.

5. ln combination, ya continuous-billing typewri ing machine hayingarearcarriageextensioma table, means tor moving said machine laterally yoverthe same path on said table, including, in combination, wheels sup,-porting said machine and a lateral track on said Atable :tory saidwheels, and .depository in the rear of said machine tor a plurality etidle carbon-holder-frames, each'arranged for holding carbone-interleavedbetween the plies of an idle fan-fold work-web which may be fed from asource below said depositoryy to ,said machine over the rear end of saidcarriage-extension, said depository storing said frames in two lateralrows having Aa passageway therebetween parallel to said track andadjacent ythe rear end ot said carmage-extension, whereby va work-webassociated with the forward row of said trames may be drawn througl saidpassageway when associated carbon iolner-irame is operratirelypositioned on said machine for feeding said web to said machine.

6. In combination, a continuous-billing typewritine machine having arear carriageeiztefnsion, a table for said machine, means or moving saidmachine laterally along said table over a fixed path` and a depositorysiiiL ported by said table in the rear of said machine for storing apluralityV of idle carbonholder-rames, each Vtrame holding carbons cinterleaved between the plies ot a ian-fold work-web to be fed from asourcebelow said table to said machine, said depository including alaterally-disposed rack supported by sa id table and positioned to therear Jrhereci below the end or" said rear carriage-extensien, wherebysome of the work-webs to be f'edlto said machine over said rearcarriagecitension may pass in front of and some behind said rack` 7. Inan organization of parts ot the kind described,a rack for a'plnrality otcarbon holder-trames including two laterally-disanglerplates havinginreaching hori-l Zontal flange-members, a fiat metal plate restloeselyon said flange-members, and a i cnsiiionelement on said fla-t plate uponwhich cushion said iramesmay be set noiselessly.

8. A ii'orlnsnpport for a continuens-biilr ing ypewriting machine oi'the kind described, including a table,fand a depository in the rear ofsaid machine for carbon-holdertraines arranged to be detachably mountedon said machine one at a time, said depository including alaterally-disposed rack supported by said table and spaced a distance tothe rear of theflatterso as to leave a passageway for work-webs beingfed to said machine from work-packs below the top ot said table.

9. The combination with a typewriting machine 'having a web-manifoldingpaper-V carriage, oi" means 'lor enabling said .carriage toco-operateselectively with any one ot numerous work-webs, including transversetracks along which said machine may be set at'dif- -terent stations, inline with different workweh locations, means for retaining the machineat said stations, means for supporting, out of use, a set otcarbon-carriers in rear of said machine at each of said stations, eachot said carbon-carriers in each set being connectible to said carriageof said machine tor manitolding the associated worl-web, and separatesets oi holders at the separate stations for the separate sets of webs,said sets of holders being disposed in the` rear ot the typewriter withVtheir webs extending separately to the carbon-.holders at each station,said sets of web-holders being arranged side by side, one set at each ofsaid stations.

l0. A selective web-manifolding apparatus as set fort-h in claim 9,having the cirbonL holders at each station placed upon supports onebehind the other, with the forward supw post spaced tromthe rear `onesumciently, to permit the upward travel of the web that is connected tothe forward carbon-holder.

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